Eastside Property: 69-unit Echo Park apartment site up for sale

Rendering of 69-unit apartment complex at Temple and Union/PSL Architects

ECHO PARK — It may look like just a big hole in the ground but the owners of a triangular parcel of land on the southern edge of Echo Park are seeking to sell the site for $4.95 million only a few months after securing city approvals to build 69 apartments on the property.

The 69-unit project is one of at least three large residential projects planned for Temple Street in Filipinotown, which overlaps with sections of Echo Park. Construction is now under way on a 49-unit apartment complex on Temple between Belmont and Alvarado, and, a few blocks west, the home of the Derby Dolls roller derby team is also slated for the development.

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The grab, entitle and flip development cycle is not the way to make quality housing and good community development. We are facing one such entitlement mercenary in our neighborhood of Elysian Valley. We don’t just want drawings and plans that can move through City process- we want relationships and commitments we can trust long term.

This is seriously upsetting. You can not put 118 (69+49) units in one intersection. There is no parking in the area. The charm of the neighborhood is going to evaporate. I guess a $4.95MM park is unrealistic, but this makes me really sad especially since the community is made up of retired couples who walk to church. This high density building is going to destroy everything that makes this neighborhood wonderful.

@theeastsiderLA I just realized that this article is one year old. Any updates on the development? The parking restriction signs are going up and I see a bulldozing and construction noises at 6:30AM. *sad face*

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